[asdf99]

> serving drinks to everyone before filling your own glass

this happens in almost every culture but Americans, British and Germans.

Koreans even have extra rules (it must be the older person at the table).

[nagrom]

As a Brit who lived in Germany for a while, a lot of Brits and Germans will fill each other's glasses before their own when sharing wine or water. Can't say anything about Americans though.

[amttc]

When I'm out with friends and we order a larger bottle of beer (like chimay) or get a pitcher the person who grabs the pitcher usually pours for others before themselves. It's pretty informal though, other times we just pass the pitcher around and wait for everyone to get their drink before starting. I'm in the southeast, not sure what the manners are like for the rest of the country.

[vidarh]

I'm Norwegian and have lived in London for 15 years now, and I can't say I've ever noticed Brits pouring their own glass before others. I think I'd have noticed, as I would have found it quite rude if people served themselves first.

[asdf99]

in California bars sell only 600ml glasses that are individual.

my Californian American friends when in Brazil said he was very disturbed by our "communist" approach to beer

[dragonwriter]

There are California bars that sell pitchers of beer.

[lucb1e]

Germans don't? I live next to Germany (even our language is mistaken for German a lot of times, it's pretty close) and here everyone does that. It seems weird to me that a few kilometers east people wouldn't anymore... I'm going to ask some friends from there!

[Aloisius]

Honestly, in my experience it is pretty rare that people share a bottle in the US at all except wine and then there is usually a waiter who pours it.

[EdwardDiego]

Germans do it, British people do it, Americans do it. Weird point.